Raissa Venables
BORN | |
| 1977, New Paltz, NY
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EDUCATION | |
1999-2002 | |
| Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College | |
| MFA, Concentration in Photography | |
1995-1999 | |
| Kansas City Art Institute | |
| BFA, Concentration in Photography and Ceramic Sculpture | |
1993/1994/1997 | |
| The Art Student's League of New York | |
| Area of Concentration: Anatomy for Life Drawing | |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS | |
2009 | |
| Raïssa Venables Photography, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM | |
| Raïssa Venables Fotografie, Galerie Rothamel, Erfurt, Germany | |
| Raïssa Venables Fotografie, Galerie Rothamel, Frankfurt, Germany | |
2008 | |
| Maybe Too Lofty? Gallery Wagner + Partner, Berlin, Germany | |
2007 | |
| Raïssa Venables, Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim, Neuenhaus, Germany | |
| Raïssa Venables, Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie, Niederwall, Germany | |
| In the Guest House, Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, NM | |
| Raïssa Venables, Kunstverein Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen, Germany | |
| Raïssa Venables, Städtische Galerie, Waldkraiburg, Germany | |
2006 | |
| Digitale Fotografien, Kunstverein Ulm, Ulm, Germany | |
| New Works, Galerie Herrmann & Wagner, Berlin, Germany | |
2005 | |
| Intimacies, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ | |
2004 | |
| Claustrophobia, Galerie SPHN (Herrmann & Wagner), Berlin, Germany | |
2003 | |
| Opened Rooms and Other Vessels, Joseph Nease Gallery, Kansas City, MO | |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
2009 | |
| The Inner Eye: Interiors of Contemporary Art, Kunsthalle Tübingen, Germany | |
| Staircase on display as part of the Permanent Collection at the Kunsthalle Emden, Germany | |
| Radius: Emerging Artists from Connecticut and Southeastern New York | |
| Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art + The Ridgefield Guild of Artists Ridgefield, CT, USA | |
2008 | |
| The Brand New Deal, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY | |
| REAL: Selections from the DZ BANK AG Collection Städel Museum, Frankfurt, Germany | |
| Photos and Phantasy: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation | |
| Carnegie Art Museum, California | |
2007 | |
| R.A.I.R. Works 40, 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM | |
| Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program 40th Anniversary RMAC, Roswell, NM | |
| The Eclectic Eye: Pop and Illusion – Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Inaugural Exhibition, Colorado Springs, CO | |
| Frozen Moments, Galerie Christa Burger, Munich, Germany | |
2006 | |
| Photos and Phantasy, Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles, CA | |
2004 | |
| Field of Depth: Landscapes as Metaphor in Emerging Photography Latin Collector, NY | |
2003 | |
| 0730TOO: Contemporary Art in Jersey City hosted by ProArts and the
Jersey City Museum, curated by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, Jersey City, NJ Spirit in the House (with Hiroshi Tachibana) The Interfaith Center of New York, New York, NY IS/WAS, Joseph Nease Gallery, Kansas City, MO | |
WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS | |
| Kunsthalle in Emden, Emden, Germany | |
| Anderson Museum of Contemporary Art, Roswell, NM | |
| The Progressive Collection, Mayfield Village, OH | |
| Weisman Foundation, Los Angeles, CA | |
| The Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ | |
| The Kansas City Mayor’s Office, Kansas City, MO (Temporary Collection, 2000-2002) | |
| DST Corporation, Kansas City, MO | |
| DZ-Bank, Frankfurt, Germany | |
| Sammlung Knauthe, Berlin, Germany | |
| GRG Dienstleistunggruppe, Berlin, Germany | |
| UBS Zurich, Switzerland, UBS Hong Kong, UBS Singapore | |
GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS | |
2006/2007 | |
| Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program, Roswell, NM | |
2004/2005 | |
| Lower Manhatten Cultural Council, LMCC/Workspace 120 Broadway, New York, NY | |
2004 | |
| Galerie SPHN (HERRMANN & WAGNER), Artist-in-Residence Program, Berlin, Germany | |
| Andrew Rhodes Fund for Young Artists, awarded by the Visual Arts Foundation | |
ARTICLES | |
2009 | |
| Cross, G., Person of Interest: Raïssa Venables, THE Magazine: Sante Fe’s Monthly Art | |
| Magazine, Feb/Mar | |
| Im Sog des Fluchtpunkts, Frankfurter Rundschau, 17-18 Jan. | |
| Hilgenstock, A. Kurz-Kritiken, DIE WELT – Welt Online, 9 Jan . | |
| Erhabene Orte, Weltkunst, Jan, p 68. | |
2008 | |
| Erhabene Orte, TAZ, 12 Dec, p 25. | |
| Kunst: Raïssa Venables, Berliner Zeitung, 5 Dec. | |
| TV production: Kopilak, G.,Pleasantville Connects to the Visual Arts: Raïssa Venables. PCTV, 18-24 Oct. | |
2007 | |
| Raïssa Venables, Vom Sturz der Perspektiven, Kunst im Nordwesten. 30 Dec, p 23. | |
| Klause, D., Stürzende Perspektiven. SCHON, #13 Winter, p 12. | |
| Kern, T., Extreme Perspektiven & Schräge Farben. Niedergrafschaft/Obergrafschaft, 29 Oct, | |
| p 18. | |
| Kunst & Kunstverein in Neuenhaus – Abwechslung & Fügung (cbw) Vechte KURIER p 10-11. | |
| Brillman, R., Rooms with More Than a View. LOCAL iQ, 2 Jul–8 Aug, p 22. | |
| Wir sind alle ein bisschen verloren. Weltkunst, no. 6, June, p 30-32. | |
| Peschke, M., Raissa Venables. Photonews, no 5, May, p 18. | |
| Kollros, P. Es schwankt der Boden. Südwestpresse, 20 Mar. | |
| Wie reale Räume unwirklich erscheinen (pko), Südwestpresse, 18 Mar. | |
| Otto, Wie in einem Filmtraum. Neue Ulmer Zeitung, 21 Mar, p 33. | |
| Zollner, M., The Posessed Space. Phototechnik International, Jan/Feb, p 44-49. | |
| Peschke, M., Unbehagen im Raum. fotoforum, Mar, p. 2-3. | |
| Borowski, J., Gut geknipst. Financial Times Deutschland, 17 Feb, p 3 | |
2005 | |
| Gordon, A., On The Town. The New York Sun, 25 Apr. p 24. | |
2004 | |
| Genochio, B., Three Facets of a Jersey City Jewel. The New York Times, 6 Feb, p 9. | |
| Stein, C., Opened Rooms and Other Vessels. Photography-now, 2 Apr. | |
| Meixner, C., Der bewegte Raum. Berliner Morgenpost, 15 May. | |
| Unheimliche Räume. Berliner Morgenpost, 22 Apr, p 23. | |
| Raumportraits. Berliner Zeitung, No. 94, 22 Apr, p 9. | |
| Raumportraits, TAZ, Berlin, 28 Apr, p 28. | |
| Schönes Spiel mit bösen Ängsten. – Ausstellung des Monats, Prinz Magazin, 22 Apr, p 134. | |
| Surreal. – Vernissagen, Tagesspiegel, Ticket, 22-28 Apr, p 11. | |
| Harley, l., The Walls Talk – Interview. The Exberliner, June, p 32. | |
2003 | |
| Kirsh, E., Arts shows: Joseph Nease Gallery, 5-year retrospective, The Kansas City Star | |
| Grimes, E., Space Composed from the Mind’s Eye. Kansas City Review, Summer, p 103. | |
| Trafton, R., Interior Reality. The Kansas City Star, 16 May, p 29-30. | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
2008 | |
| Calder & Miles. The Belnord: One building, Two Hundred and Thirteen Homes. London: Julian | |
| Calder Publishing, 2008 (featured on p 50-51). | |
| Städel Museum, Frankfurt. REAL : Photographs from the Collection of the DZ Bank. Ostfildern, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2008 (featured on front & back cover, p 112-113). | |
2006 | |
| Kunstverein Ulm. Raïssa Venables. Ostfildern, Germany: Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2006. | |
ANNOUNCEMENTS | |
2008 | |
| Tip, Dec 10-11, p 27. | |
| Frankfurter Allegmeine Zeitung, 13 Jun, p 60. | |
2007 | |
| THE: Sante Fe’s Monthly Art Magazine, Jun, p 5. | |
| SZ Galerie-Tipp, Süddeutschen Zeitung, 9 Jun. | |
| Junge Freiheit, Nr. 24, June 8. | |
| Krasse Optik! Rhein Neckar Zeitung, 5 Jun. | |
| Die Rheinphalz, Nr. 59, 10 Mar. | |
| Fotomagazin, Nr. 6, p 17. | |
| Monopol, Magazin für Kunst und Leben, Nr. 5 May, p 122. | |
2006 | |
| Aktuell Kunst, Fachzeitschrift für Zeitgenössische Bildende Kunst, Aug/Oct, p 50. | |
| Designer’s Digest, July/Aug, Katalogbesprechung. | |
| Weickenmeier, A. In der Farbe liegt der Trost. Literaturen, Jul/Aug, p. 90-91. | |
| Mayer, S. Vorher? Nachher?, Die Zeit, Nr. 28, 7 Jun, p 47. | |
| Vogue (deutsch), Jun, p 112. | |
| Tatlin, no 2 (32), p 12. | |
| foto magazin, no 5, May, p 14. | |
| Wahnhafte Welten. Elle (deutsch), Apr, p 318. | |
| Raissa Venables. Wirtschaftswoche, 20 Mar, p 167. | |
| Prinz, Feb/Mar, p 147. | |
| Tip. Berlin, May, p 88. | |
| Booknotes. Style, Apr. | |
| Fremde Welten. Qvest, no 19, Mar/Apr, p 33. | |
| Wirkungsvolle Farben. Top Drei Berlin, no 8, Mar 4, p 9. | |
| Das Unheimlich im Alltag, Berliner Morgenpost, Mar 9, p 23. | |
| foto Magazin, no 4, Apr, p 18. | |
| online: www.kunstaspekte.de Termine: Mar 3. | |
| online: www.berlinatnight.de unter: Kunst: mar 3. | |
| TV production: SWR III, Kulturcafé, Mar 28. | |
GUEST LECTURES | |
2009 | |
| Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT | |
2008 | |
| Parsons MFA Program, New York, NY | |
2007 | |
| Roswell Museum of Contemporary Art, Roswell, NM | |
| Eastern NM University, Portales, NM | |
2005 | |
| Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ | |
2004 | |
| School of Visual Arts, New York, NY | |
2003 | |
| Pratt College, Brooklyn, NY | |
| Society for Contemporary Photography, Kansas City, MO | |
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
| 2003 – Present
Photography Faculty, School of Visual Arts Currently teaching digital photography in the BFA Photography Department at SVA | |